Giriraj Singh calls for DK Shivakumar's sacking amid row over alleged Muslim reservation remarks
Union Minister Giriraj Singh Monday demanded that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar be "sacked" following an uproar over his reported remarks on the Constitution. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused the BJP of resorting to "diversionary tactics" in Parliament to make allegations against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar which he has denied and said the treasury benches have sought to "completely distort policy announcement of the Karnataka government". Referring to the decision of Congress government to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, Jairam Ramesh said that reservation for the main minority community as part of OBCs was introduced in Karnataka in 2014 and there have been many chief ministers after that. Earlier today, ruckus erupted in Rajya Sabha over Shivakumar's remarks with BJP leaders alleging that he had talked of "changing the Constitution".
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